Hughes wins at Wheatland

Jason Hughes is pictured in victory lane with Trenton Berry (left) and Austin Krueger (right) of RacinDirt.com.

Jason Hughes is pictured in victory lane with Trenton Berry (left) and Austin Krueger (right) of RacinDirt.com.


WHEATLAND, Mo. -- The 20th Annual DART Show-Me 100 Presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com got underway on Friday Night with preliminary racing action for the USRA Modifieds. With temperatures hovering around 90 degrees, the racing action on the track was even hotter.

The Pitts Homes USRA Modifieds ran a complete show on Friday night. A field of 51 USRA Modifieds went head to head for $750 to win presented by www.RacinDirt.com.

Jason Hughes from Westville, Okla., started the 20-lap feature out front and held the the position to take the win over Jeff Cutshaw from Cross Timbers.

Cutshaw challenged for the lead after a late-race caution but was unable to make the pass.

Hughes, currently second in the USMTS National Championship Series points standings, chose to run Friday night as a test for the upcoming USMTS Hunt for the Casey's Cup Race at the Lucas Oil Speedway on Aug. 11.

Brian Williams, Steve Picou and Terry Schultz finished third through fifth. respectively.

For complete event information, point standings, results and the latest Lucas Oil Speedway news visit: www.LucasOilSpeedway.com.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series
Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Mo.
Friday, May 25, 2012

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 51 Tim Setzer, Archie
2. (2) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia
3. (8) 73B Shad Badder, Oak Grove
4. (3) T10 Tyler Brown, Richland
5. (5) 71 Chris Tonoli, Hermitage
6. (10) 54 Paul Snyder, Wellsville, Kan.
7. (9) 7D7 Kyle Covert, Topeka, Kan.
8. (6) 12K Kaelie Archer, Bolivar
9. (7) 24 Stacy Hall, Bolivar
10. (4) 21TW Tracy Wolf, Buffalo

Heat #2:
1. (2) 26 Brian Williams, Fayetteville, Ark.
2. (1) 29S Preston Seratt, Dyersburg, Tenn.
3. (4) 03J Chase Jones, Eldorado Springs
4. (9) 9D8 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
5. (8) 2J Jason Russell, Henley
6. (3) 5 Colson Kirk, Urbana
7. (6) 28 Robert Reed, Mexico
8. (7) 253 Chad Lyle, Oak Grove
9. (10) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada
10. (5) 51B Brandon Hill, Chilhowee

Heat #3:
1. (2) 14N Justin Neuman, Crocker
2. (4) 1B Kaleb Bray, Archie
3. (3) 73M Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove
4. (1) 19K Eddie Bray Jr., Archie
5. (6) 29E Dennis Elliott, Mt. Ayr, Iowa
6. (7) 00M Jim Moody, Odessa
7. (5) 99W Dennis Walrath, Clinton
8. (10) 25M Jordan McCrimmon, Bolivar
9. (8) 32P Nick Pence, Raymore
10. (9) 99 Jim Cihy, Warsaw

Heat #4:
1. (4) 12H Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
2. (1) 5J John Fellers, Flemington
3. (3) 4 Josh Poe, Drexel
4. (2) 11B Dennis Bunger, Harrisonville
5. (8) 24D Donnie Fellers, Wheatland
6. (5) 91 Tim Bostwick, Urbana
7. (6) 47V Thomas Vogt, Farmington
8. (10) 38C Jason Pursley, Wheatland
9. (7) M1 Rustin Miller, Houston
10. (9) 21W Josh Woody, Wayneville

Heat #5:
1. (6) 98 Jeff Cutshaw, Cross Timbers
2. (4) 0X Steve Picou, High Ridge
3. (10) 15R Jamie Ragland, Lebanon
4. (1) 107 Brandon Givens, Hutchinson, Kan.
5. (5) 88B David Barker, Kingsville
6. (11) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview
7. (7) 2 Kelby Taylor, Nixa
8. (9) 4S Kyle Slagle, Pierce City
9. (8) 27JR Chase Domer, Nevada
10. (3) 15X Richard Payne, Jefferson City
11. (2) 45B Robbie Bryant, Willard [DQ]

"B" Feature #1:
1. (1) 2J Jason Russell, Henley
2. (12) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada
3. (4) 54 Paul Snyder, Wellsville, Kan.
4. (10) 38C Jason Pursley, Wheatland
5. (2) T10 Tyler Brown, Richland
6. (5) 71 Chris Tonoli, Hermitage
7. (8) 99W Dennis Walrath, Clinton
8. (14) 27JR Chase Domer, Nevada
9. (7) 7D7 Kyle Covert, Topeka, Kan.
10. (6) 91 Tim Bostwick, Urbana
11. (11) 12K Kaelie Archer, Bolivar
12. (15) 51B Brandon Hill, Chilhowee
13. (13) 32P Nick Pence, Raymore
14. (3) 11B Dennis Bunger, Harrisonville
15. (16) 45B Robbie Bryant, Willard
16. (9) 2 Kelby Taylor, Nixa
DNS - 00M Jim Moody, Odessa
DNS - 21W Josh Woody, Wayneville

"B" Feature #2:
1. (4) 29E Dennis Elliott, Mt. Ayr, Iowa
2. (2) 19K Eddie Bray Jr., Archie
3. (1) 24D Donnie Fellers, Wheatland
4. (7) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview
5. (3) 107 Brandon Givens, Hutchinson, Kan.
6. (8) 28 Robert Reed, Mexico
7. (5) 88B David Barker, Kingsville
8. (6) 5 Colson Kirk, Urbana
9. (10) 25M Jordan McCrimmon, Bolivar
10. (11) 4S Kyle Slagle, Pierce City
11. (9) 47V Thomas Vogt, Farmington
12. (15) 99 Jim Cihy, Warsaw
13. (13) 24 Stacy Hall, Bolivar
14. (12) 253 Chad Lyle, Oak Grove
15. (14) 21TW Tracy Wolf, Buffalo
DNS - 15X Richard Payne, Jefferson City
DNS - M1 Rustin Miller, Houston

"A" Feature:
1. (2) 12H Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
2. (1) 98 Jeff Cutshaw, Cross Timbers
3. (3) 26 Brian Williams, Fayetteville, Ark.
4. (8) 0X Steve Picou, High Ridge
5. (10) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia
6. (6) 51 Tim Setzer, Archie
7. (5) 73B Shad Badder, Oak Grove
8. (7) 1B Kaleb Bray, Archie
9. (14) 73M Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove
10. (18) 29E Dennis Elliott, Mt. Ayr, Iowa
11. (19) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada
12. (4) 14N Justin Neuman, Crocker
13. (24) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview
14. (23) 38C Jason Pursley, Wheatland
15. (16) 15R Jamie Ragland, Lebanon
16. (17) 2J Jason Russell, Henley
17. (15) 4 Josh Poe, Drexel
18. (11) 29S Preston Seratt, Dyersburg, Tenn.
19. (20) 19K Eddie Bray Jr., Archie
20. (13) 03J Chase Jones, Eldorado Springs
21. (21) 54 Paul Snyder, Wellsville, Kan.
22. (12) 5J John Fellers, Flemington
23. (22) 24D Donnie Fellers, Wheatland
24. (9) 9D8 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.